The life of birds [videorecording] / written by David Attenborough ; executive producer, Mike Salisbury ; BBC produced in association with PBS.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: E1701 | BBC VideoPublication details: [England?] : BBC Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video, c2002.Description: 3 videodiscs (ca. 500 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0790771179
- 9780790771175
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Adult DVD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | 598 L722 | Available | 33111005039520 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The definitive series on the most colorful, popular and perfectly adapted creatures on earth, The Life of Birds traverses the globe, covering 42 countries and examining over 300 different species. Calling upon the immense skills of many of the world's top wildlife cameramen and women, and pushing filming technology to the limits, new behavior is brought to the screen in staggering detail. Infra-red cameras find oilbirds deep in pitch black caves. Ultra slow motion film unravels the complexities of bird flight and ultraviolet cameras reveal the world from a bird's point of view.
Originally released in 1998 as a television series of ten episodes.
1. To fly or not to fly? -- 2. The mastery of flight -- 3. The insatiable appetite -- 4. Meat-eaters -- 5. Fishing for a living -- 6. Signals and songs -- 7. Finding partners -- 8. The demands of the egg -- 9. The problems of parenthood -- 10. The limits of endurance.
Host, David Attenborough.
David Attenborough journeys across seven continents filming thousands of species of birds, revealing their patterns of behavior.
DVD.
Closed-captioned.